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It might have played a part but the bigger problem was the lack of focus, hustle, desire, etc. The Suns outplayed us.
Curious here.
Last edited by LaMarcus Bryant; 05-09-2007 at 08:32 PM. Reason: manu's total points
It might have played a part but the bigger problem was the lack of focus, hustle, desire, etc. The Suns outplayed us.
Yep, combined with 56% FT Shooting and not dominating on the boards
1. Suns hustled more, loose balls etc and shot much better.
2. Stoopid assed return to small balls after 1st qtr lead of 25-19.
Fabbs lone big on the floor.
3. Not enough ball movement, 4 Dumb ad nauseum and missed shots.
4. Tim Thomas very effective, also allowed to play physical D on Duncan and no adjustment made by Spurs.
5. Floppy Nash being set up by his moving screen buddy Amare was oh so ilating to Salvatore.
The Thompson brothers.
Sorry, it was interesting to learn about them and the either; coincidence or the effect they have on the Spurs.
Inevitable, we had already won five games in a row, and the Suns are a good enough team that there probably isn't anybody right now that could beat them twice in a row at home...
Uh, I'd say that the lack of aggression, poor shooting, lack of ball movement, defensive lapses and adjustments, turnovers, and piss poor free throw shooting had more to do with it. I fail to see how the starting line up for Phoenix was responsible for all those things.
Phoenix brought it, they had to. The Spurs didn't and got burned (no pun intended).
Last edited by GrandeDavid; 05-09-2007 at 09:32 PM.
I think putting Marion on Parker really handcuffed him & us as a team, causing us to have less ball movement & take bad shots & also make alot of turnovers. I hand it to Phoenix, the made an adjustment & it worked, I just hope Pop can come up with an adjustment of his own.
NO
the reason was Duncan's teammates were
Kurt Thomas did NO better on Duncan then Amare, and if the game wasn't a blowout and Duncan tayed in he'd of easily had 35+ points
Ding ding ding.
Marion was on Parker for game 1. Did you watch?
I told someone at work that it looked like Parker was reined in. Big mistake. His penetrations cause chaos for experienced defensive teams, let alone recent converts like PHO. He doesn't have to score, just cause the defense to rotate one time. A quick pass will cause a second rotation, at which point PHO will leave someone open. Free Parker.
Agreed. Tony looked like he was trying really hard to get other people involved early on instead of being aggressive himself. He seemed subdued in the first quarter. He didn't score his first field goal until the 2nd quarter. That won't work. I know he had some misses, but I thought it would have been better for him to establish early on to free up others on offense. It didn't appear that Marion necessarily bothered him too much more than Game 1, but I wasn't watching it completely.
tony had a bruised elbow that completely took him out of his shooting element.
manu had no excuse, but tony's bruise on his shooting elbow changed a lot for him
he got the bruise from the barbosa foul
No
The reason Phoenix is the better team.
in 1993 they were
still living in the past I see
concentration + effort + missed wide open shots
are you going to fix that picture when the suns lose the series?
Great insight and analyses.
Especially as evidenced by Phoenix's 5-12 record against San Antonio over the past few years.
Thanks for sharing that gem from deep within your noggin:
Spurs are SOL if Pop doesn't at least half heartedly listen to PJ Carlesimo during this short break we have.
And you are not? Or do you possess an uncanny ability to see into the future? Because in the past the Spurs are better, and presently sit at 1-1 against Phoenix, going back to San Antonio. So how, pumpkin pie, is Phoenix better than San Antonio?
Last edited by GrandeDavid; 05-10-2007 at 08:29 AM.
It wasn't the main reason. The main reason is the Spurs didn't have the necessary focus or effort.
But yeah, it was a pretty huge reason. The Suns went from getting destroyed on the glass to matching the Spurs. They went from having their best low post player go from foul trouble to having to play only one end of the court. They actually had a big man with the ability to switch against Parker. They had a guy out there able to set a solid screen.
The insertion of Kurt Thomas into the lineup has made this a much tougher series. The Spurs would have been able to beat the small ball Suns in 4 or 5. Now with Thomas, they are all of a sudden bigger than the Spurs and this series will be a long one.
ive yet to see anyone say what they would do....
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